Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden: Design and Grow a Fabulous Flower and Vegetable Garden (Creative Homeowner) Practical Advice, Step-by-Step Instructions, and a Comprehensive Plant Directory - Softcover

Discover and Design the Garden of Your Dreams

Learn how to create productive gardens by selecting the perfect plant combinations. Packed with practical advice from leading cultivation specialists, Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden covers every aspect of garden design, construction, and maintenance, from choosing a plot to building raised beds.

A comprehensive plant directory is included to provide handy information on summer-flowering annuals, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, small trees, climbers, water plants, bamboos, culinary herbs, fruits, and vegetables. Practical advice and step-by-step instructions are included for building up layers of soil with mushroom compost, covering weeds with mulch, protecting plants with nets and plastic, and much more. With more than 300 gorgeous color photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, this book is a must-have for gardeners everywhere.

• Learn all the basics to plan and get started
• Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-use reference guides
• Provides expert tips on what and when to plant
• Contains beautiful imagery and illustrations to gather inspiration
• Advice on how to manage pests and diseases

"A comprehensive guide to planning, building and growing a garden that works with your landscape and expresses your personality and lifestyle."
—GARDENER MAGAZINE

"More than just a collection of flower and veggie combinations, this book is packed with useful advice that will inspire every gardener to get outdoors and get their hands dirty."
—AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

David Squire has worked for many years as a gardening writer and editor. He has contributed to numerous gardening magazines and is the author (or co-author) of more than 80 gardening and plant-related books. His books include four titles in the new Home Gardener's Specialist Guide series (Fox Chapel Publishing) plus The Scented Garden (Orion) which won the "Quill and Trowel Award" of the Garden Writers of America. David trained as a horticulturist at the Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and at the Royal Horticultural Society, where he was awarded the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. He was awarded an N.K. Gould Memorial Prize for his collection of herbarium specimens of native British plants. In 2005, this collection of plants was accepted by the Booth Museum of Natural History to become library and museum exhibits. He has a passionate interest in the uses of native plants, whether for eating and survival, or for their historical roles in medicine, folklore and customs.

Gill and Alan Bridgewater have gained an international reputation as producers of highly successful gardening and DIY books on a range of subjects, including garden design, ponds and patios, stone and brickwork, decks and decking, and household woodworking. They have also contributed to several international magazines. Alan and Gill live in Rye, East Sussex.